Ecospeed protects Antarctica icebreaker

Ecospeed has proven its ability to withstand the harshest winter conditions on numerous occasions and was therefore selected as the new underwater hull coating for the vessel. The vessel was coated in Frederikshavn, Denmark, where the grit blasting and application of the two layers were done under the supervision of an Ecospeed inspector. The timing was geared to the schedule of the yard. And this flexibility can be easily achieved with Ecospeed because the coating has no maximum overcoating time.

Ernest Shackleton is a 1A1 ICE-05 class icebreaker which is used for expeditions to the South Pole. Throughout these journeys the vessel has to crush the thick ice of the Antarctic Ocean and its underwater hull therefore needs to be protected against the extreme mechanical forces that it has to encounter. Ecospeed’s track record proved to the owner that the coating can withstand even the harshest circumstances.

Besides its durable resistance to mechanical damage, Ecospeed is also a non-toxic coating and offers a TBT-free, copper-free and biocide-free solution for the protection of the underwater hull.